October - Ventura Yacht Club

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The Forecast
Laser Racing article
on page 50
October 2009
Ventura Yacht Club
Established 1938
2009 Ventura Yacht Club
1755 Spinnaker Drive • Ventura • CA • 93001
Flag Officers
Commodore
Vice Commodore
Rear Commodore
Dave Witham
Michael Raider
Gary Bright
Secretary
Treasurer
Port Captain
Fleet Captain/Sail
Fleet Captain/Power
Fleet Surgeon
Judge Advocate
Chaplain
Noelle Chacon
Brian Johnson
Jim Suley
John Berry
Gary Meinke
Dave Chase, M.D.
Mike Stuzane
Dotty Massa
Board of Directors
(Term Ending)
Ed Kutchma (09)
Don Lawson (09)
Jim Suley (09)
Stan Whisenhunt (09)
Hope Avery (10)
Brian Johnson (10)
Robin Matt (10)
Michael Raider (10)
Gary Bright (11)
Debbie DeFreitas (11)
Norris Leap (11)
Dave Witham (11)
Yacht Club Staff
Manager
Office Administrator
Office Assistant
Bartender
Club Keeper
Chef
Anthony Jesu
Robin Lafrican
Megan Zavala
Chuck Sobel
José Silva
José Rodrigues
Office Hours
Tuesday - Sunday
0900-1700
Closed during lunch hour weekdays
Telephone Numbers
(805) 642-0426
Fax (805) 642-0494
E-mail: boat_vyc@earthlink.net
Web Page: www.venturayachtclub.org
Marine Radio
VHF: WRV 530 Ch. 71
In case of an EMERGENCY
contact The Commodore or a Flag Officer
2009 VYC Committees
Budget
Cannoneer
Communications
Cruise
Finance Committee
Fishing
Historian
Insurance
Juniors’ Program
Marina Management
Membership
Nominating
PHRF Representative
Predicted Log Race
Property Management
Race Committee
Social Committee
Ventura Cup
Webmaster
Bridge, Treasurer, Finance Committee
and Club Manager
Jim Modlin
Stan Whisenhunt, Chair,
Sheri Holzapfel, Liz Cox
Norris Leap, Chair, Gary Meinke,
Robin Matt, Tom Ramey, Joel Bozarth,
John Cooper, Garrett Baum
Don Lawson, Chair, Brian Johnson,
John Grether, Steve Fedde, Dave Witham
Bill Varie
Don Mills
Brad Barnes
Scott Nordeng, Chair,
Ryan Cox, Joel Graves, Andy Killion
Jim Suley, Chair, Jeff Beller, Gary
Meinke, Brian McKenna, Deke Klatt,
Malcolm Knight
Hope Avery & Debbie DeFreitas,
Co-Chairs, Robin Matt, Larry Works
Jeff Stansfield
John Spille
Ivan Cox & Bill Varie, Co-Chairs
Bill Fedde, Chair, Gary Meinke,
Gail Varie, John Cooper, Ed Kutchma
Stan Whisenhunt, Chair
Julie Leonard, Chair, Hope Avery,
Christina Baum, Dottie Berry, Susan
Cooper, Liz Cox, Judy Cunningham, Jan
Hester, Peggy Meinke, Irene Stanton
Stan Whisenhunt, Chair, Gary Meinke
Sheri Holzapfel, Chair, Brian Johnson
Michael Raider, Dave Witham
From the Commodore
By Commodore Dave Witham
s we are approaching
the close of this year
and the end of my term in
office I naturally begin to
reflect on the year. It has
been a sometimes tough
year with some of the
issues we resolved and
yet it has been a fantastic
year for events, activities and club participation. And there is still more
to come with some of our
favorite events for the year like the
Columbus Day Cruise (October 9-12)
and the Oktoberfest Dinner (October 16). With most of the issues now
behind us, and the many wonderful
physical improvements to the club
(Thanks to the efforts of the Property
Management Committee) we have an
even better club to meet our needs
and provide for years of enjoyment.
Probably the most important
event this month will be the Election
of Officers and the filling of Director’s
positions for the coming year. When
you receive your ballots please vote
wisely and return your ballots per the
instructions. The votes will be tallied
and election results announced at the
Friday Night Club Meeting held on
October 23.
If you are running for a position
as an officer, thank-you for volunteering your time. If you are willing to
help by serving on a committee or
chairing a committee, thank you as
well. When you serve, two things
happen. First, you become more
actively involved in the club activities and your enjoyment of the club
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increases greatly. Secondly, you get the ability
to help shape the club and
its events. In other words,
if you think something
should be done differently
at the club, volunteer and
do it.
We have had a good
year, mostly because of
the great volunteers and
member participation this
year. I want to personally
thank the Board of Directors for many
very long Board meetings, and extra
Board meetings to work through issues to make the club run well. Our
committees have been dynamite as
you will hear from Mike, Gary and
the Committee Chairs.
On a personal note, Jeff Stanfield
(as Commodore of ASBCYC) and I
were invited and privileged to attend the Annual SCYA Commodore’s
Cruise to Catalina Island. We buddy
boated down to Avalon to spend a
long weekend in the harbor as guests
at the Catalina Island Yacht Club. It
was great to experience the luxury of
the club in Avalon and to meet and
greet other commodores from Southern California. It is an event not to
be missed by any Commodore.
Well, the year is not over yet. We
have great Thanksgiving and Christmas events planned. There is still
plenty of time to “Have a good time
in 2009.” See you at the club or on
the water.
Dave Witham
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October 2009
Vice Views
By Vice Commodore Michael Raider
he time has just flown by
this year and now Summer’s gone. I hope everyone
had as much fun this summer
as Emily and I did. Please see
my report on our fun-filled
vacations in this issue of The
Forecast.
September started out
with a bang – in the first two
weeks of the month we had a
cruise to Coches Prietos, the
Labor Day Luau, and our annual Dinghy Party. Except for Friday
night the weather during the cruise
was described as “postcard perfect.”
The VYC Luau is a legendary event.
Aside from some Scurvy Pirates, who
attacked the fleet, the Dinghy Party
was an amazing success.
As I write this, our big paint
project and the downstairs refurbishment is nearing completion. The bar
looks better than I expected and the
new paint scheme looks great. Even
though part of this project was hired
out, this project could not have been
completed without member’s help.
I’d like to personally thank the members who worked on this project: Bill
Fedde, Kim Bernard, Ed Kutchma,
Paul DeFreitas, Norris Leap, Tim Foy,
Robin Matt, Scott Nordeng, and Lee
Coit. There are still a couple of big
projects left this year. Next up is the
parking lot lighting project which is
led by Gary Meinke with assistance
from Jon Everhart. Finally we will
have the parking lot re-surfaced after
completion of the light project. We
will do our best to schedule the parking lot project to have the least impact
as possible.
October is a busy month at VYC.
Our Bylaws state: “A Regular Annual
Meeting of the Club Members is held
at the Club facility located at 1755
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Spinnaker Drive, Ventura
Harbor, California (“Clubhouse”) or other designated place at 2000 hours
on the fourth Friday of October of each year if not a
legal holiday.” This is the
meeting where the Bridge
and Board of Director’s
election results are announced. Our Halloween
party will be on Friday the
30th this year and you can
be sure that Julie Leonard and the Social Committee will
have a great party planned. Also, my
birthday is on October 21 which just
happens to be the date of our monthly
Board meeting. I’d like to invite everyone to come to the October Board
meeting to help me celebrate my
birthday.
Here’s a list of other happenings
in October: Gal and Guy Series #1,
Columbus Day Cruise, Junior’s Day,
Caregivers Sail-a-thon, Oktoberfest
Dinner Party, and an Art Show to
close out the month.
In addition to everything else, I’m
working on a revision to the Berth
Assignment Rules (BAR). Last year
when the Board adopted the new BAR
we planned at that time to review the
BAR after using them for a year. Jim
Suley, Bill Crew, and I are working
with some of the members of the 2008
BAR Committee to incorporate some
lessons learned from using the rules
for the past year. I’m also on a committee that is reviewing and updating
our Reserve Study.
In the near future we will have
a “New and Improved” website. In
addition to posting the calendar, race
information, and dining menus we
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From the Rear
By Rear Commodore Gary Bright
s my first year on the
Bridge winds down,
and, by necessity, my attention will have to shift
to the massive editing
project of member contributions for the Commodore Witham Step-Down
(discussed below), I would
like to thank the committee chairs under the Rear
Commodore’s job description, each of whom has done an
outstanding job this year.
1. Junior’s Program -- Scott
Nordeng: VYC has had a successful Junior’s Program for many years
which has produced many nationally
acclaimed sailors. Scott has maintained these high standards this year
while coming up with several key innovations and improvements.
Initially, as the Junior’s fleet was
aging, Scott arranged for the acquisition, on very favorable terms, of six
Opti Sailing Dinghies, with two VYC
members purchasing their own. This
was followed by several clinics at
the club, and a regatta scheduled for
October.
Scott, with help from Norris Leap,
Joel Bozarth, and Paul Moore, next
proceeded to install new stainless
steel storage racks on the docks.
This year I have been approached
(actually, I may have done some
of the approaching) by several new
members, and prospective members,
who indicated that their first contact
with VYC was through their sons’
or daughters’ participation in the
Junior’s Program, and all had nothing but positive comments about the
program. Great job, Scott.
2. Cruise Committee -- Norris
Leap: Norris thought that he wanted
A
6
to be port captain (probably so he could boss everybody around), but I think,
at this point, we can all
agree that he was a perfect
choice for Cruise Chair.
Norris got the 2009
cruising calendar off to an
early start with a reciprocal
cruise to P.C.Y.C. in Channel Islands in February.
When rough weather
required cancellation of the Anacapa
Cruise, Norris enlisted Julie Leonard
and the Social Committee to come up
with the Cruise to Nowhere format.
This was such a hit, it looked for a
while like no VYC boat would ever
leave the harbor again. However,
thanks to Jeff Stansfield for getting
us back out to sea, there was a great
cruise to Prisoner’s on Memorial Day.
Norris took it from there with a
great cruise to Coches on July 4th, a
significant increase in the number of
boats participating in the annual Catalina Cruise (coming mostly from new,
first-time participants), and another
successful Coches Cruise over Labor
Day, in which something like twenty
VYC boats participated.
This was as active a cruise calendar as I have seen at the club, and we
will probably see at least one more
this fall, and a final Cruise to Nowhere
in November to close the season. I
would have to say Norris did an outstanding job, even if he wasn’t seven
feet tall, and since he is, he definitely
did an outstanding job.
3. Race Committee -- Stan
Whisenhunt: When Pierpont Bay
Yacht Club announced at the end
of last season that it could no lon-
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Vice Views
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will have a secure members only
section with all sorts of cool stuff.
Stay tuned for updates.
See you on the water.
Michael Raider
From the Rear
ger co-host Wet Wednesdays, many,
including myself, wondered if the program could, or even should, continue.
Stan was not one of those. He pretty
much single-handedly willed the
event from the verge of extinction to
a popularity which had not been witnessed in years. I know that he had
tremendous help from the Stantons,
Mike Raider, and countless other VYC
volunteers in running the program,
but it was his vision and persistence
that commonly saw 15-20 boats participating, and standing-room-only for
the bar and dinner. Anthony recently
reported that the dinners and drinks,
even at reduced prices, generated a
significant profit for the club.
The general race calendar offered
some event just about every weekend,
and VYC hosted the largest Ventura
Cup/Santa Barbara Channel Challenge
in years. Again, we can, and should,
thank Stan Whisenhunt for all this,
and I doubt anyone else could have
accomplished so much in a single
season.
4. My Thoughts for the Future: Scott has been running the Junior’s Program for a number of years,
Norris has hosted countless cruises
before this year, and Stan has held
just about any position the club has to
offer, and some on multiple occasions.
I personally think that the above
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achievements this past year could not
have been duplicated had these committee chairs not had significant prior
experience in their positions. While it
may be a club tradition that these positions turn over annually, and while
it can be argued that sometimes new
blood is desirable, etc., I believe you
will see each of the above individuals back in their positions for at least
another year, and hopefully longer,
because the club, and all its members,
will benefit tremendously. Please let
them know that you appreciate their
efforts.
5. The Commodore Witham
Roast: We now have a date, October
24, 2009, with the program starting at
7:00 pm. I am starting to sift through
the mountains of material submitted
so far, and it is clear we will need a
co-host to handle it all. Jeff Stansfield
was selected for this important position from a large number of applicants. Linda is getting some photos
together from Dave’s past for Dotty
Wheeler to start to organize. If any
of you have photos of Dave in action
at VYC – the more embarrassing the
better, please show them to Dotty or
myself in the next few weeks. For the
vast majority of the VYC membership
wishing to participate, Kate is always
looking for recruits with musical
and/or dance abilities for her group
“Davey’s Darlings”, and I will try and
provide time for as many of you as
possible to share your own “With Him,
or Without Him” anecdotes. We should
try and finish the program before
munchies the following day, and we
may need to go with a larger venue
to accommodate all the hecklers, so
make your reservations with the office
as soon as you see a sign-up sheet.
Gary Bright
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VYC Retains Cup in Great
Challenge Weekend
By Stan Whisenhunt
entura Yacht Club had one of
its most successful Ventura Cup
weekends in years – both on and off
the water.
The VYC Gold team scored a huge
victory in the team event, almost 50
points ahead of Channel Islands Yacht
Club.
In the four classes of the Santa
Barbara Channel Challenge, VYC
boats took three firsts (Rival, Angry
Hillbillies and High Voltage), a second
(Tortoise), and a third (Front Page).
The VYC Gold team of Rival, Angry Hillbillies and High Voltage, completely destroyed the field in the team
competition. Taking third in the team
competition was the VYC Red team of
Tortoise, Front Page and Colt 45.
Twenty nine boats entered the
two-day regatta, a big boost from the
past couple of years.
Many thanks go to the VYC support gang who made it all possible.
Driving RC boats were Gary Meinke,
Ed Kutchma and Scott Nordeng. They
had a slew of helpers. Ashore, Cheryl
Shaw and Laurie York were simply
fantastic as they gathered raffle prizes,
sold shirt and BBQ tickets and a whole
bunch of other stuff. They, like the
RC team, also had lots of helpers, too
numerous to mention.
It was like old times as a huge
throng gathered in the patio area
on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. There was dancing late into the
evening on Saturday. The only thing
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VYC Retains Cup
missing from the “good ole” Ventura
Cup days was a fist fight. Reports are
that the Sunday breakfast was probably the best-attended of the year.
Special thanks go to guest Principal Race Officer Dan Alern of CIYC,
and his assistant Richard Countess of
PBYC. By having outside folk run the
regatta it removed the ability of others
to claim that VYC was stacking the
deck as has been alleged in the past.
The only stacking of the deck is that
VYC’s boats were loaded with some
awesome talent and they proved it on
the water both days.
Ventura Cup results:
1—VYC Gold, 12 points. Angry
Hillbillies, Deke Klatt & Paul Moore, 0;
Rival, Dick Velthoen & Paul DeFreitas,
3; High Voltage, Bryan Shaw, 9.
2—Channel Islands Yacht Club,
60.8. Scooter 15.7, Sisu 19.7, Velero 25.4.
3—VYC Red, 68.4. Tortoise, Garrett
Baum, 11.7, Front Page, Pat Haskins
& Stan Whisenhunt, 24; Colt 45, Dan
Chepley, 32.7.
4—Pierpont Bay Yacht Club, 95.4.
XS 19.4, Double Down 36, R Escape 40.
5—Ventura Sailing Club, 99.8.
Perfect Balance 26.4; Superstition 30.4; 3
Little Birds 43.
6—Anacapa Yacht Club, 105.
Maine Squeeze 28, Rambunctious 36,
Out Patient 41.
7—VYC Blue, 114.4. Eclipse 35.7,
Radio Flyer 39, Wind Dancer 39.7.
Santa Barbara Channel Challenge Results:
Spinnaker A: 1—Rival (1-2-1); 2—
Blue Star (2-1-3); 3—XS (3-3-4); 4—Perfect Balance (6-6-2); 5—Main Squeeze
(5-4-5); 6—Colt 45 (4-7-6); 7—Double
Down (7-5-7); 8—3 Little Birds (8-9-8);
9—Sprit Decision (9-8-9).
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Spinnaker B: 1—Angry Hillbillies
(1-1-1); 2—Tortoise (2-3-2); 3—Rush
Street (4-2-6); 4—Fatuity (5-4-3); 5—Alzora (3-5-4); 6—Eclipse (6-8-5); 7—Radio
Flyer (7-7-7); 8—Wind Dancer (8-6-8).
Non-spinnaker A: 1—High Voltage
(1-2-1); 2—Scooter (2-1-3); 3—Rambunctious (4-3-2); 4—R Escape (3-4-4); 5—
Too Much Fun (5-5-5); 6—Lizzy Anne
(6-6-6).
Non-spinnaker B: 1—Sisu (3-2-1);
2—Velero (2-1-3); 3—Front Page (1-3-5);
4—Superstition (4-4-2); 5—Out Patient
(5-5-4).
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Dock Parties Popular at VYC
John & Susan Cooper invited fellow members to help
celebrate the 30th birthday
of their boat.
Brian & Laurie York had a
dock party to celebrate
Wolfpack’s arrival at their
new slip.
Dock Watch
By Jim Suley, Port Captain
hat good fun we had at VYC
dock box’s lids as the winds can be
this summer. Cruising to the
quite strong. If you have any quesislands, all type of racing, socialtions as to why VYC is such a neat
izing – we did it all. Yeah, we’re all
place to have all sorts of fun please
pretty lucky to live in such a neat
feel free to contact me or the VYC
place. By the time you read this it
office anytime.
will be fall already. Can you believe
Enjoy life.
it? This time of year can bring some
This month’s nautical quesfine weather to our area. Also this is
tion: Flown from the forward mast
when we usually get our first Santa
or stay, which code flags indicate
Anas. I’d like to remind all who have distress? A) Alfa-bravo, B) Novembera vessel at VYC to check their moor- Charlie, C) Delta-Tango, D) Hoteling lines and to latch down your
Lima.
W
Answer: B
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Let the Good Times Roll
Bocce Ball Tournament
When: Sunday, October 25
Where: Channel Islands Yacht Club
Calling all bocce ball players…. CIYC has issued the challenge and we need your help
representing Ventura Yacht
Club!
The tournament is being
held at CIYC and we need
to field at least ten, twoplayer, teams.
The tournament will
start at 11 am CIYC will
have dollar beers and
dollar hot dogs. Members of both clubs are
encouraged to bring
a dish to share. CIYC
will set up a tent inside the patio for the
beer kegs, etc.
A little history: Bocce is based
on one of the oldest diversions
known to man—throwing something at a target. In the case of boc-
Roster Changes
Add New Members:
(T) Bonne Duncan
1363 Spinnaker Dr., Slip 75
Ventura, CA 93001-4360
805-477-8853 (h & c)
bonneduncan@gmail.com
Boat Info:
Casa Bonita - Catalina 36’ Sail
Member Changes:
Heidi Graves
New Email:
fraugraves@gmail.com
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ce, a small ball called a pallino is
thrown onto the court. Players then
bowl larger balls toward the pallino
to see who can get the closest. The
earliest records show a similar type
of game dating to 5200 B.C.
Bocce shared a fate common to many games of
the Middle Ages—it was
banned by both kings
and the church. Perhaps they were right.
Legend says that English
Admiral Sir Frances Drake
was playing Bocce when he
was told that an attack by
the Spanish Armada was imminent.
His response:
“First, we finish
the game, then we have time for
invincible armada.”
How to Enter: There is a signup sheet at the club or you can
e-mail Brian York at brianyork1@
mac.com or Norris Leap at norrisleap@gmail.com. We all know
what a little team spirit can do to
help lead your team to victory. To
help cheer on your VYC Bocce Ball
team, we are also recruiting VYC
Cheerleaders to root our team to
victory, so please join us on October 25 and don’t forget the pompoms!
Pre-tournament practice sessions will be scheduled once we
have enough players entered so
sign up soon.
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Catalina: What They Didn’t Tell You
By Mike Doman & Kim Bernard
ary Bright was right. Although
we sat diligently with notebook
at the ready, we learned absolutely
nothing at the Catalina Cruise Seminar. Although we did enjoy the bee.
Kim and I joined VYC just before
last year’s Catalina Cruise and have
struggled to meet people, remember
names and make new friends. We
missed the trip last year due to work
obligations and were disappointed
but really did not understand the full
impact until time progressed and we
got the sense that this was something
very special. We realized that we really needed to make it a priority. I’m
glad we did – it changed everything.
But…if we knew then what we
know now…
The first hurdle we had was
getting there. There seemed to be
five different ways of accomplishing
this. We decided that the best way
was to….follow someone. We buddyboated with new members George and
Jeanne Mitchell (fellow rookies) of
Eight West and Jeff and Julie Leonard
(Catalina vets) of Buena Vida.
We thought we’d share with you a
short list of the surprises that Catalina
had in store for us:
1. Make sure Lars (Larry Works)
is there to help you moor because the
cove at Isthmus looks like the parking
lot at the Oaks Mall at Christmas.
2. The warm water and Buffalo
Milks have it all over the cold water
and equally cold reception from the
Nature Conservancy at Santa Cruz for
this little Canadian Boy.
3. If you don’t have wheels on
your dinghy, make sure the Wheeler’s
grandsons are along.
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4. Whatever wine you think you
need, double it (even if you have to
put it in the bilge.)
5. Make sure you show up early
to dinner to claim a table or you may
find yourself sitting downwind from
the BBQ.
6. Regardless of what Stan Creighton says, bringing your battery operated blender to the picnic table is a great
way to make new friends.
7. Whatever you BBQ, make sure
it is thin and bring VERY long tongs.
(They say the hair on my arms will
grow back in time.)
8. Whatever comes over the morning net about departure time, don’t
listen to them. Listen to Gary Bright.
9. Call ahead for your Bravo 1
mooring BEFORE you leave the Isthmus and it doesn’t hurt if you serve
hot dogs to the Harbor Patrol if you
plan on returning.
10. Trolling the waters in the late
afternoon is a surefire technique for
obtaining a cocktail hour invite.
11. A Chapman’s guide and a dinghy full of coins is required for Moonstone Madness/Howland’s Horrors. It
doesn’t hurt to do as Kim did and log
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Social Committee Report
By Julie Leonard
In our wake:
Aloha VYC! The Labor Day
Luau was full of the island spirit.
What a treat to come home from a
lovely island cruise to such a fabulous event. The patio was beautiful,
the music was fun, the food was
absolutely delicious and the group
of people in attendance truly had
the aloha vibe. We even got our
Commodore Dave Witham up and
dancing!
Mahalo to all who made this
event so special. A special thank
you to Una Berkowski for making
this year’s luau so special.
Security, Security, Security…
There be pirates in these thar waters. Two Scoundrels of the surliest
kind attacked unsuspecting cruisers
last weekend during the Crusin’ the
Keys Dinghy Party.
These high sea’s shenanigans
are quite unusual for our typically quiet waters and are cause for
alarm. All boaters are encouraged
to keep an eye out for suspicious
behavior and report any signs of
pirates immediately. Other than
the threat of confiscated women
and rum by the pirates, the dinghy
Catalina: What They Didn’t Tell You
the positions of every boat before the
Gary was right…there’s no way to
game.
tell someone about the Catalina trip
12. Gentlemen: Make sure you
because you just have to experience
bring your “Easy Up” to keep your
it. For us, Catalina was an initiation of
women happy and meet new friends
sorts. We left as yacht club members
at Emerald Cove beach.
and returned with yacht club friends.
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Social Committee Report
party was, as usual, a super fun
event. Steve and Elke Fedde hosted
the Hawaii destination and were
such gracious hosts. Flags were flying, rum punch and Hawaiian pizza
were served, and everyone had a
great time. Caribbean Islands were
at the Von Morganroth home. The
generosity and charm was amazing.
If you missed this event you really
missed out. The lovely hostess and
home were appreciated by all.
Sadly, at the last minute due to
health reasons, our Mexico destination had to be changed. The big
beach in the Ventura Keys was a
good alternative and our club staff
did a beautiful job setting up and
serving the cruisers. Thank you
Anthony.
On the horizon: Mark your
calendars now!
 Halloween Party Friday October 30.
The Annual Thanksgiving
Pot Luck November 22. Ummm!
Trim the club for the Holidays is November 29 during Sunday
snacks. Come help decorate the
VYC tree.
Change of Command December 5. Formal/Semi formal
event.
Parade of Lights Parties.
Friday December 18 will be family
night. Bring the kids, grandkids and
grandparents for a family friendly
evening. If we are all extra good
maybe Santa will show up!
Saturday December 19
we are trying something new.
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Party on the Patio for the Parade of
Lights! Music, dancing, heavy hor
d’oeuvers/Light dinner, no host bar
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Halloween Party!
Aaargh Maties…
all you Pirates and Wenches
need to come in off the high seas
n be at VYC on October 30th
We’ll be swashbuckling n havin’ fun so...
Come dressed so we don’t recken you –
Thar be prizes for the ones we don’t recken the best!
Thar be plenty of grub n grog to fill your Black Jack
Arrrhhh…yu’d better be thr er we’ll
sacavange n ravage yur ship
N you lily livered souls
will be made to walk the plank!
Aaaaargh!!!
Social Committee
Report
and fun. Bring your friends and
show off our recently updated patio
and VYC spirit. This will be a new
activity for our club and should be a
blast.
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Michael & Emily’s Vacation Adventures
By Michael Raider
ue to a number of circumstances
Emily and I had our 2009 vacations practically back-to-back. Our
first vacation occurred in the last
three weeks of July, in which we
drove to Victoria, BC to cruise aboard
our former sailboat, Mouillé, which
is now berthed at the Royal Victoria
Yacht Club (RVYC). After we returned, I was immediately sent on a
one week business trip to Kauai. After a couple of weeks back in Ventura,
we then left for a week of scuba diving
onboard a live-aboard dive boat in the
Galapagos Islands.
We chose to drive up to Victoria
for our Canadian vacation, due to all
of the stuff that we wanted to bring for
our two weeks on the boat. This also
gave us the opportunity to stop on
the way up and visit with a friend of
Emily’s from her high school days and
to stop and spend time with my father
who lives in Trinidad, CA on the drive
back to Ventura. In addition, we had
a car in which to take some side trips;
including Butchart Gardens on Vancouver Island and Mount Rainier in
Washington State.
Our two weeks onboard our
former boat Mouillé took us on a
circumnavigation of Orcas Island and
included stops in both the U.S. San
Juan Islands and the Canadian Gulf
Islands. The weather was generally
comfortable while we were in Canada;
it was a bit hot, except when it was
really cold, which was whenever the
wind blew, but that wasn’t a lot. Our
first stop was at Roche Harbor where
we checked in with U.S. Customs and
took a slip for the night. We walked
through their extensive Sculpture
Garden and were able to do some
provisioning. During our walk at the
Sculpture Garden, we saw the first of
many Bald Eagles that we would see
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during our trip. It had been hidden by
a cluster of reeds at the edge of a pond
and took off with a loud “whoosh”
when we were no more than 20 feet
from it. The next day we went around
the corner to Garrison Bay to visit the
English Camp which is a remnant a
mid-1800’s “cold” war between Britain
and the U.S. over the ownership of
the San Juan Islands; this “cold” war
nearly turned into a real war (The Pig
War), after the killing of a British pig
by a U.S. farmer. We toured the old
camp and hiked to the top of Young
Hill for a great view of many of the
islands that we would be visiting.
The following two nights we
stayed at Rosario Marina on Orcas
Island. We attended an organ concert at the Moran Mansion, which
included a presentation on the history
of the mansion and a slide show of
photographs of the flora and fauna of
the San Juan Islands. The organ at
Moran Mansion has 1,972 pipes and
is valued at over one million dollars.
The following day we returned to the
mansion for a self-guided tour of the
rest of the house. Mr. Moran owned
a shipbuilding company and he had
his shipwrights build the house, so the
house has a definite nautical theme
and is built sturdy like a ship. Ship
parts, such as watertight doors and
chain, were incorporated in parts of
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the house. In addition, the original
exterior paint was bottom paint. That
afternoon we took a short hike up to
Cascade Lake.
We next visited Sucia Island for
two nights in Echo Bay. We spent
our time on Sucia Island hiking and
kayaking, as we did just about everywhere that we went on this trip. The
hiking trails in the islands were all
very beautiful, shaded by tall trees
with ferns growing below them. In
the afternoon I watched a Bald Eagle
fishing – just like many humans he
was fishing not catching.
Our next two nights were spent
at Reid Harbor on Stuart Island. The
the waves went from small ripples
harbor was inside two very long
to breaking waves. We watched a
fingers of land and the water was as
sailboat round the point and he went
smooth as a mirror. After lounging
from moving swiftly to almost a dead
around on the boat until after lunch,
stop when he hit the current at the
we decided that we would go ashore
to go hiking. We hiked over to Provost point. We decided to round the point
with significant clearance so that we
Harbor and then up the hill to the
wouldn’t do the same. In the afterschoolhouse. There is a new schoolnoon we also kayaked around Reid
house on the island, the old schoolHarbor and marveled at the many fine
house is now the library; the current
enrollment at the school is two pupils. vacation homes and the lack of even a
small market.
Also on the school grounds was the
Our next stop was Bedwell Harbor
Teacherage, which was the cabin that
was provided for the teacher to live in. in the Pender Islands. This was where
we re-entered Canada. While in the
We reviewed the old rules for teachBoundary Pass we had over four knots
ers, which included specifying the
of favorable current. Once again the
length of a woman’s skirt, how many
wind let us down and we had to motor
days were allowed for courting (for
the entire eight miles. We checked
male teachers - two per week if he
in to Canadian Customs at an unwent to church, otherwise only one),
manned customs station. They have
and no hanging out at ice cream parlors. It did not look like a very appeal- a bank of phones that connect you to
a customs agent who asks the pertiing job. The Teacherage is now the
nent questions. After a few minutes
island museum. On our second day
you are done and on your way. Once
at Reid Harbor we hiked to Turn Point
again we hiked and kayaked at Pender
Lighthouse. The lighthouse began
Island.
operation in 1893 and today the staWe then went to Port Sidney on
tion is fully automated. The current
at Turn Point is significant. During
our short time observing the current
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Vancouver Island. We had wind and
mostly favorable current while en
route from Bedwell Harbor to Sidney.
It was very interesting sailing across
the strong currents, since where the
bow of the boat was pointed was a lot
different from where our computer
showed our course actually taking us.
The current, at one point, was strong
enough to cause us to round up the
boat, to push the bow into the wind, as
we entered a new current. In general,
however, we were able to use the currents to our advantage. We used the
current charts for the area as “train
schedules”; when the current was goboro Bay on Vancouver Island. After
ing in the direction that we wanted to
we tied up Mouillé in her slip, Emgo, that was when we left for our desily and I toured the town of Victoria.
tination. Navigating into Sidney HarWe went to Ogden Point and walked
bor was a delicate situation. “Checkout on the breakwater, then walked
in” time at the marina just happened
around the inner harbor. There were
to coincide with low tide; they didn’t
ask how much the boat drew when we many vendors and street performers
made reservations, so we didn’t realize along the promenade. That night,
it could be a potential issue. We made after a spectacular sunset, it rained,
with thunder and lightning in the
it in, but without any room to spare.
distance. The skies were clear the
There was about ten feet of difference
next morning so we resumed explorbetween high tide and low tide, so
ing the local area. We went for a hike
when low tide came along, it looked
in Goldstream Provincial Park. The
as though the plug had been left out
trail meandered through the lush forof the bottom of the marina; low tide
est, past the entrance to an old gold
exposed a lot of land in the marina.
mine, and through a fern filled canyon
Sidney is a town of coffee houses and
until we lost what we had thought
bookstores. We were fortunate that
we arrived on a Thursday, because we was the trail. Since the road was in
sight, it seemed easier to climb down
were able to enjoy the street market
a waterfall to the road below, rather
that they have on Thursday nights in
than to turn back. Fortunately, the
Sidney. The next day we took a long
waterfall was dry. We stopped at the
walk along their Seaside Walk and
Fisgard Lighthouse on our way back
visited the recently opened Ocean
to Cadboro Bay, then met with our
Discovery Center. The Ocean Discovfriends, and current owners of Mouillé,
ery Center was small, but had a giant
Peter and Jane at a pub in Victoria
octopus that had a head easily twice
Harbor for a farewell dinner. We were
the size of a man’s head; I wouldn’t
very pleased with the care that Peter
want to meet something like that
while diving.
We then returned to RVYC at CadContinued on page 19
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and Jane have taken of Mouillé; it is
obvious that they take a lot of pride in
their boat. Mouillé has a good home in
Canada and the people there actually
know how to pronounce Mouillé; some
even know what it means.
We began our drive back home
just as the heat wave hit the Pacific
Northwest; the temperature was 108°
F in Grant’s Pass and a cool 62° F
once we reached the coast of Northern
California, less than three hours drive
away. After a day of rest at home, I
was off to Kauai for a business trip.
While in Kauai I exchanged burgees
with the Sharon Gibson at the Nawiliwili Yacht Club.
After a couple of weeks back in
Ventura, Emily and I left for the Galapagos Islands to spend a week SCUBA
diving from the live aboard dive boat
Sky Dancer. We had made reservations
for this trip two years ago because this
trip is so popular and the number of
visitors allowed to the Galapagos is
limited. The trip had been arranged
by friends of ours, Eric and Angie
who own and operate the Peace dive
boat in Ventura; therefore, several of
the other divers that were on this trip
were people that we knew from other
dive trips. There were a total of sixteen divers on the 110-foot boat.
After two days of travel we arrived
at the airport on Isla San Cristobol
in the Galapagos, then boarded a bus
for a short ride to the harbor. That
afternoon we had our check-out dive
with the Sea Lions at Isla Lobos. The
Galapagos Sea Lions are descendents
of California Sea Lions. We dove at
five other islands: North Seymour
Island, Isla Mosquera, Isla Wolf, Isla
Darwin, and Isla Isabella. Isla Darwin
was the furthest away of the islands; it
is located in the northern part of the
Galapagos. Getting there involved an
18 hour transit from the central GalaOctober 2009
pagos islands and getting the dive boat
fixed so that it could make it there.
The water temperature in the
Galapagos is cool at this time of the
year; however, they are experiencing a bit of an El Niño this year, so
it was not as cool as it normally is
this time of the year. The temperatures that we saw ranged from 71°
F in the southern islands to 76° F in
the northern islands. The visibility
underwater was on the average about
60 feet. Among the marine life that
we saw were: White Tip Reef Sharks,
Galapagos Sharks, Silky Sharks, Black
Tip Sharks, Scalloped Hammerhead
Sharks, Moray Eels, Galapagos Garden
Eels, Barracuda, Spotted Eagle Rays,
Marble Rays, Mobula Rays, Yellowfin
Tuna, Dolphins (hunting), Puffer Fish,
Parrot Fish, Pacific Green Sea Turtles,
Manta Rays, Sea Lions, and many
tropical fish. Underwater highlights
included: seeing a Marble Ray sleeping with a school of (stacked) White
Tips in a small cave, having a Manta
Ray swim by so close that its wingtip was just inches away from my
mask, and watching the interaction
between a few playful Sea Lions and a
very serious Manta Ray. The marine
wildlife was so abundant that at times
it was difficult to know where to look:
to the left at the Puffer Fish that is
so large, it looks like a giant balloon,
the mother of all Puffer Fish or to
the right at the Manta Ray swimming
by, to the left at the sea turtles swimming by or to the right at the school of
Hammerheads swimming by.
However, we had chosen to go
to the Galapagos and the trip was
planned for August specifically for
the possibility of diving with Whale
Sharks, which we had yet to encounter in all of our diving trips. This is
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one of the main reasons why people
that we were to go snorkeling with the
chose to dive in the Galapagos. Our
penguins; however, the penguins had
divemaster refused to call them by
no interest in swimming with us and
name, until we could actually see one, instead stood on the rocks at the edge
so as to not jinx the trip, instead he
of the water ignoring us. We saw penreferred to them as “The Big One.”
guins again when we went for a hike
Whale sharks are the largest fish in
on Isla Floreana; they jumped in the
the ocean; they are black with white
water and swam away as soon as they
polka dots and grow to over 40 feet
saw us approach. It was on Isla Flolong. They are filter feeders and
reana that we saw Sea Lion mothers
look similar to whales, except that
nursing their young pups, Fur Seals
they have gills. Big fish, big gills, big
(which are actually Sea Lions and are
mouth, big tail, big everything except
descended from Peruvian Sea Lions),
their beady eyes located seemingly
Marine Iguanas, Sally LightFoot crabs
too far forward very close to their big
(which look like Mexican artwork),
mouths. They are sharks because
Oyster Catchers, and a Blue Footed
their skeletons are made of cartilage
Boobie. We also visited the Darwin
rather than bone. They swim slowly,
Research Center on Isla Santa Cruz,
so we were able to swim alongside
where we saw the giant Tortoises. On
them; however, there were strict rules the island of San Cristobol, we visited
against touching any marine life. I
the Interpretive Center and walked
had nine encounters with Whale
around the town; there were many
Sharks during the trip and Emily had
Sea Lions just lounging around, under
eleven encounters. Emily had seen
bus stop benches and along the walls
the Whale Sharks at the Atlanta Aquar- of the promenade. They were comium; however, these Whale Sharks
pletely unafraid of humans.
were much larger than the ones at
On our trip back home, we had
the aquarium. We saw two Whale
about a day and a half in Guayaquil,
Sharks swimming together, which is
Ecuador, the largest city in Ecuador.
very rare, and also saw a male Whale
Guayaquil was also the first city in
Shark, which is even rarer. Our
South America to win independence
Divemaster, Fabrizio, who has been
from Spain; it was very important to
diving in the area for over 25 years
the liberation of South America. It
and has worked on Whale Shark tagwas in Guayaquil that José de San
ging programs, has had only one other Martín and Simón Bolívar held a
encounter with a male Whale Shark.
famous conference to plan for the inIn addition to all the diving, we
dependence of Spanish South Amerwere able to spend some time actuica. We had a guided tour of the city
ally on the islands. The climate in the in the morning, then late in the day
Galapagos is moderate and dry, simiwe strolled along the Malecón, which
lar to California; therefore, the vegetais a riverfront promenade. Here
tion consisted of different types of cac- we toured the Naval Training Tall
tus and short scruffy trees and shrubs. Ship Guayas and also walked by the
The islands are volcanic. We did some Guayaquil Yacht Club and the Naval
short hikes in the islands, including
Yacht Club; however, we did not have
one to the top of Isla Bartolome for an
enough time to visit their facilities
outstanding view of the famous Pinand I hadn’t thought to bring any VYC
nacle Rock. It was in Isla Bartolome
burgees with me.
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The Myth of the Baja Bash, part 2
By Rob Miller
veryone was concerned about the
weather with some indication of
heavier winds and seas for the next
several days. I was checking with
Susana every night who downloaded
the latest weather forecast from
Bouyweather which predicted fair
winds and calm seas for the next five
days. These reports had been very
accurate, so we left the next morning
at first light for the 60 mile run to San
Benito Island approximately 15 miles
northwest of Cedros. We motor sailed
until a wind shift allowed us to set the
head sail, turn off the engine and sail
for hours. San Benito has three separate small islands and we anchored
at the west island off the fish camp.
A panga with fisherman came by to
say hello and wanted some beer, soda
and candy. I asked what they had
for trade and 20 minutes later they
returned with a six pound package of
fresh fillet of yellow tail costing three
beers, three cokes and a half pound of
candy. That night we had a wonderful dinner of fresh yellow tail, salad,
potatoes and a bottle of wine preceded
by margaritas and ceviche appetizer.
The weather was so calm we
debated spending another day but
finally chose to leave at first light for
the 77-mile trip across open seas to
Fondero San Carlos. We pulled the
anchor at 4:30 am, motored through
kelp, and had to travel out and around
the east island going first southeast
one mile then due east for a mile and
finally turning northeast towards the
headland of San Carlos making the
trip about 83 miles. Once past the
east island we were in open seas and
experienced the only rough day of
the entire trip. We motor sailed with
a double reef in the main and genoa.
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Sailing at 30 degrees, the winds were
20 knots gusting to 30, with 6-foot seas
marching towards us like soldiers in
close formation. The first five hours
was a bit uncomfortable until the wind
shifted to 35 degrees, and dropped
to 15 knots with 4-foot seas at about
15 seconds. This was the area where
we expected the worst weather and
a month before I tracked days with
40-knot winds and 14-foot seas. We
dodged that arrow, had the anchor
down in the northeast part of the
anchorage at 7:40 pm before dark, and
had another calm night on the hook.
The trip north from San Carlos
to Punta Baja required going either
inside or outside the very dangerous
Sacramento Reef. The inside passage
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Food and Thought
(A co-ed potluck)
ummer cruising is over, so how
about meeting your VYC friends
for tapas and book talk on Thursday,
October 15 at 6:00 pm at the club.
Attendees are asked to read the same
book and bring food to share.
The Book: Please read The Art
of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein in
preparation for an after-tapas discussion led by Julie Bassler and Norma
Crandall. A book review and study
questions can be found on the in-
S
ternet. One such web site is: http://
www.litlovers.
com/litguide.
html.
The Tapas:
Please bring
a small platter of finger
food (sweet or
savory) to share
and a beverage
for yourself.
The Myth of the Baja Bash, part 2
at the San Diego Yacht Club. I filled
had large kelp beds, and since discrethe tank with diesel, changed the oil
tion is always the better part of valor,
and filters and the next morning was
we stayed outside well off the reef.
an easy motor sail to Avalon. Perfect
We experienced another smooth moweather for a dinghy cruise and then
tor sail at 7 knots in almost flat seas
ashore where we spent three hours
with 10 knots of wind, and the rest of
at Larry’s Luau for drinks, food and
the trip was as calm as anyone could
watched the Lakers win the chamhope for. Even with near perfect
pionship. On June 15, we motor
weather, what made the trip easy
sailed home to Ventura in flat seas at
and comfortable was the autopilot,
7 knots. Susana, our dogs, and Jim’s
electronics, and windlass all working
wife Judy were waiting for us at our
perfectly, and a full bimini with the
new dock with kisses, hugs and a welisinglass enclosure to protect us from
come home banner. Jim and I toasted
the elements.
each other with a cold one.
A daysail to Bahia San Quintin
What an experience we had!!
then to Puerto Santo Tomas just ten
Ocean Fever thanks her many sailors
miles south of Ensenada. Both were
during the last two years for treatsurprisingly calm anchorages but
ing her well and tending to her every
with lots of kelp to maneuver around.
need. Special thanks to my number
We left Santo Tomas at first light and
one sailing mate, Jim Graves, for his
found an opening in the kelp bed
back to seaward. We motor sailed past seamanship, company, conversation
and fix it ability. Except for Susana, a
Ensenada, outside Todo Santos Island
better sailing mate could not be found.
and waved good bye to the Coronado
So, I claim to all: THE BAJA BASH IS
Islands to port. By mid afternoon we
A MYTH - - - OR - - - WE WERE JUST
sailed past Point Loma into San Diego
LUCKY!
Bay. We cleared immigration, spent
a lovely night and had a great dinner
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New Members Liz & Greg Frank
or we Franks, sailing has been
a way to do something fun and
exciting as a family. We’ve recently
had as many as three sailboats on
the water at one time on one lake,
creating our own Frank family navy.
The last member of our family to
take command of the tiller was our
daughter Katie. This past summer she
participated in the VYC youth sailing
program. As someone sworn never
to go in the ocean, this was a big
breakthrough; it only came after being
befriended by a VYC member’s granddaughter when we visited VYC this
summer. Katie’s goals now include
attending a college where she can be
part of the sailing team.
Our son, Geoff, has always loved
sailing from the day, at ten years of
age, he was at the helm of a tall ship
out of Morro Bay. In addition to nearly always being on our boat whenever
she goes out, he’s a volunteer crew
member on the tall ship, Bill of Rights,
sailing out of Channel Islands Harbor.
Liz had some early exposure to
dinghy sailing as a child while growing up in Vermont, but that didn’t
quite cut it when it came to crewing a
“real boat” on the “real ocean.” So just
this past summer she completed her
ASA101 certification and participated
as crew in her first regatta and skipper
in her second regatta.
Greg, the real captain in our
family, was introduced to sailing off
the coast of France and also on a
12-meter schooner off the coast of
Brittany while in graduate school. But
the majority of his experience has
been acquired here, off the California
Coast. Greg’s interest in sailing was
rekindled when he received a sailing
refresher course from Liz as a Christmas present while living in San Luis
Obispo. Greg has since completed all
the ASA certifications through the
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106 level, and has taken an advanced
hands-on course in heavy weather
sailing in gale conditions out of Santa
Barbara. (He still wonders why they
and the Coast Guard were the only
ones on the water that day.)
A couple of years ago, we finally
gave in to the lure of the water and
purchased our first sailboat in San Diego – our 22-foot Catalina, Weatherbie.
Up until January, we were regularly
seen in the Channel Islands aboard
her. But, as we all know, once you
give in to the lure of the sails, the
next step is a bigger, better boat. So in
April 2009 we purchased our 26-foot
Catalina, Water Music.
Even more recently, we began
one-design sailboat racing (C-18) at
Westlake Yacht Club, where we have
now been members for approximately
four years. Following Greg’s successes
in the casual Friday night race series
at the Westlake Yacht Club, we participated in our first regatta Labor Day
weekend, notching first place. This
past weekend we again took first-place
honors in our second regatta. The
most important thing for us remains
being able to get out on the water as
a family. We now look forward to
getting to know the VYC membership
and sharing yachting adventures with
new friends.
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An Alaskan Adventure
By Diane Becker Heirshberg
embers Stan Heirshberg and
Diane Becker Heirshberg are
returning from a spring/summer 2009
cruise to Alaska. I returned to Ventura in September and Stan will return
in early October, after he closes down
our Nordhavn 50 to spend the winter
in Victoria Harbour in British Columbia. We cruised British Columbia,
Canada for the summer of 2008 and
left our boat in Victoria Harbour over
last winter.
Stan returned to Victoria to get
the boat ready for our Spring/Summer 2009 cruise to Alaska in early
March, leaving directly from the Ventura Yacht Club’s Mammoth ski trip
for Victoria. Stan cruised for seven
months and I joined him for five
months over Spring/Summer 2009.
We left Victoria Harbour in April, and
arrived in Ketchikan, Alaska, in early
May. The weather was beautiful this
summer, but still, Northern British Columbia and Alaska in April and May
were cold!
We traveled north and visited
all for the traditional destinations,
starting with Meyer Chuck where we
managed to dock on top of a mountain which nearly poked a hole in our
bulbous bow at low tide; then visited
the quaint (and financially depressed)
towns of Wrangell and Petersburg;
next to the extraordinary glaciers of
Tracy Arm, where we picked up the
cruisers on three Nordhavns heading for Russia and Japan as guests to
those glaciers because those hardy
cruisers did not want to venture
through the ice and risk damage to
their boats before crossing the Pacific
Ocean; then we visited Taku Inlet
where we helped some hunters skin
two bears and were given fresh bear
meat for our hard work; then to Juneau where we took a helicopter tour
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and walked on a Glacier. I became a
famous karaoke singer. We next visited
the highlight of our trip which was
Glacier Bay National Park where we
spent days sitting in front of glaciers
and watching them calve and fall into
the ocean. Glacier Bay National Park
was the furthest north we travelled,
and we turned south June 10.
We went up and down and around
the many beautiful islands of southeast Alaska. Highlights included a
visit to quaint Elfin Cove which has
no streets, just boardwalks over the
forest; Pelican where the owner of
one bar asks you to put a dollar on her
ceiling and pulls down your pants as
you reach(!); Sitka which is a former
Russian settlement and where most of
the residents look to be of Russian dissent; Baranoff Warm Springs where we
met up with Ed and Barbara Kutchma
for one of the best dinners of the trip
aboard their cruise ship; July 4th
festivities in Wrangell Alaska; and a
visit to some amazing caves near Craig
Alaska.
We spent time cruising the outside
(ocean side) of many of the islands
where we literally saw no other boats
for days on end and had incredible
fishing. We caught so many prawn
and crab, that our freezer was still full
when I left the boat at the end of August. We saw mountains and scenery
that was breathtaking on almost the
entire trip. We saw more Bald Eagles
then we knew existed. We fished in
salmon runs where there were so
many fish we had to stop fishing after
two hours because we couldn’t store
them all. We saw whales playing and
feeding; dolphins jumping and riding
on our wake; sea otters bathing in the
sun; bears tossing over boulders and
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New Member Jim Eisenhart
i, well I guess I might start by
confessing my insatiable passion
for sailing to the Channel Islands. I
moved (OK, ‘escaped’) from LA back
in 1988 to take advantage of the sailing lifestyle here in Ventura. When I
found out you could have your boat
behind your house, I was hooked.
By way of further background, I
was a military brat who grew up all
over -- 5 high schools. Ended up at
UCLA Business School after a couple
years in the Army. Took a job with
a management consulting firm back
in the 70s and then left to do my own
thing which I’ve done since then. My
current firm has five employees one
of whom is in Houston. We specialize
in facilitating ‘partnering’ workshops
on large construction projects worldwide. It’s getting everyone to work
together so they don’t end up in court.
Been a passionate sailor since
early 70s (I’m on my sixth boat). My
current boat is a Wauquiez Centurion
40s which (and I swore I’d never do
this!) I bought new in San Francisco in
early 2007. Fast, comfortable channel cruiser/racer. Did the Baja Ha Ha
last year and left the boat in La Paz
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for the winter and early spring. Great
experience. Used to race in LA and
now might occasionally be talked into
crewing. Been up to SF a couple of
times and San Diego several. Have
bareboated throughout the world and
had an exciting experience crewing
around Cape Horn a couple years ago
on a 55-foot ketch.
Was married for six years in the
late 90s to 2004. My ex-wife still works
for my firm. No kids although I was
active in Big Brother program for 12
years.
One of my other passions is
long distance trail running. Ideally,
it’s over on the Channel Islands. I
believe I’ve run all over Santa Rosa,
Santa Cruz and Catalina -- never miss
the marathon in March. My idea of
the perfect weekend is to sail over to
Santa Cruz when the wind picks up;
anchor; free dive/spearfish; BBQ/
movie; and then run in the a.m. and
pick up the afternoon wind for a ride
home. Also, love to ski. Try to get in
at least two weeks a year plus a heliskiing trip. Overall, I love challenge,
adventure and pushing myself especially if it’s physical.
An Alaskan Adventure
eating salmon; and deer and elk and
will cruise again with some of them
so many other types of wild life. When next summer.
people ask us what we did all day, we
Stan is an amazing captain and I
say “we watched ice melt and looked
am improving as crew. Stan can fix
at lots of water, trees, rocks and anianything and can literally move our
mals”... but it was so much more.
boat sideways into a dock without
We were visited by some friends,
thrusters. We had some scary times,
although less then we expected. Inbut it is wonderful when the captain
cluded among our visitors were club
is experienced and knows what to do
members Dave, Des, Ryan and Wesley
in all situations. Quite a comfort. I
Harris who joined us for the cruise
began to write a book called “A Wife’s
from Ketchikan Alaska to Port Hardy
Guide to Power Boat Cruising.”
British Columbia. They were of
We can’t wait to return to Alaska
course wonderful cruisers! We made
and new adventures next summer.
many many friends along the way and
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Labor Day Cruise 2009
By Norris Leap, Cruise Chairman
he Labor Day cruise of 2009
began Saturday morning with a
very rough passage to Santa Cruise
Island. 6 – 8 foot seas and 25 knot
winds caused many cruisers to turn
around and go back to the club after
a few short miles. I kept Double LL at
full cruise speed and in two hours had
pounded our way to San Pedro Point
and the very smooth lee side of the
island. We took spray over the top of
the fly bridge often and many times
it looked like we were in a car wash.
The entire boat got a thorough saltwater bath. Gary Bright had asked me to
transport Kate Ford to the island and
she sat on the fly bridge with me the
whole way and was a good sport about
the ordeal. My kids were down low in
the cabin having a rough time of it and
my wife, Helle, was busy soaking up
water which the high winds were driving through the window seams. As bad
as the crossing was, the back of the island was as extreme on the good side.
Pond-like waters, as smooth as glass,
was the rule all the way to Coches Prietos. I knew things were significantly
better when the kids popped up and
asked if they could have breakfast.
While I was pulling into the anchorage
however, Stan Wisenhunt and Flash
Wheeler were pulling out. “A miserable, windy and lumpy night” was the
report, anchors had drug, boats had
bumped together and props had fouled
on painter lines, and they apparently
had had enough. I tried to tell them
going back to the club at the present
time was a bad idea but they left anyway and we didn’t see them for the
rest of the weekend.
That’s the end of the bad stuff. I
mean the absolute end. The rest of
the weekend, the nights, days, parties,
beach, water clarity and temp, even
the return trip on Monday was as good
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as it can get.
We anchored in my usual spot,
fore and aft, and launched the dingy
and kayaks and the kids were off.
Sitting in 40+ ft. of water, we could
see the bottom. The beach was being
tickled by surf in the 2 – 4 inch range.
My kids were already at the tide pools
along the side of the bay sticking their
fingers in anenomies, looking at small
abalonies, urchins and starfish and
teasing an octopus with a stick. We
loaded the beach chairs, shade canopy
and ice chest in the dinghy and headed for the beach. Once there we were
soon joined by many friends and beer,
snacks and good conversation flowed.
Bocce ball soon broke out. Debbie
and Carl Treiberg had brought a large,
inflatable platform for their teenage
kids to enjoy with their friends but the
20 or so younger children soon took it
over and “king of the hill” and “escape
from the kelp monster” monopolized
it for the next two days. Thanks Deb-
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bie and Carl. The day went by quickly
and at 4pm the club reconvened on
Pelican Express for the cocktail party.
The cockpit was full and the deck was
covered by a crowded mass of VYC
members. Fifty plus people drank
and ate and had a great time. We left
at 6:30 but I could still see people on
deck as darkness settled on the cove.
Thanks to Bill and Jean Crew for hostnot in his chair anymore, in fact he
ing. We settled in for a night which I
was nowhere to be seen, although I
feared would be uncomfortable and
thought I heard him snickering in the
sleepless. I woke up at 3 am and went
background. The smiling faces, which
up on deck to see if my boat was sitencircled me were still there and
ting on dry land, it was that smooth.
Julie’s “Hmmm?” told me an answer
I’ve spent rougher nights on my end
better be forthcoming. “I think that is
tie at VYC. I was awakened again at
a great idea!” immediately came out of
7 am by my kids begging me to take
them to the beach. What a great night. my mouth. (Do I have survival skills
or what?) Julie turned to her gang
Sunday was a repeat of Saturday
and said “see! I told you he’d love it!”
with perfect weather, water and sun.
Sitting on the beach, looking out at the She then turned back to me and said
anchorage, you could well imagine the she would have a bar over by the cliff
and serve Mai Thais with umbrellas
scene on a postcard.
and pineapple chunks on the rim of
Some of the members went hikthe glasses. When I mentioned there
ing in various directions but many
was no “bar” at the base of the cliff she
stayed on the beach and visited and
said “I know, you need to build one!”
swam. Gary Bright and I were sitting
and promptly walked off with her
in beach chairs, arguing about the
group to find a pineapple.
slip rate ballot when Gary says “look
Well, to make a long story short,
out, trouble approaching!” I turned
I borrowed a large surfboard, and
my head and coming toward me was
propped it between a large rock and a
Julie Leonard with backup of several
50 gallon drum I found on the beach
other ladies. Julie informed me she
and a “Bar” was born. Julie showed up
had an “idea.” Would it be alright if
with a battery powered blender, ice,
the cocktail party was held on the
tropical decorations for the bar and
beach instead of on Double LL? Being
fresh pineapple chunks skewered on
a married man with four daughters I
tiny umbrellas for the glasses! Wow!
have an ability (most of the time, ok
Good job Julie Leonard! Thanks to
occasionally, alright sometimes I get
the Potters for lending their table for
lucky) to determine what is really being communicated to me, even though the food also. It was a huge party and
what a blast we had! We left at dark
the words may be different from the
but the party was still going. We spent
actual message. I looked up, being at
a disadvantage sitting in a beach chair, another smooth night and packed up
and saw several smiling, intent faces
surrounding me. Suddenly Gary was
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History of Downstairs Bar: Another
Demonstration of VYC Members Volunteerism
Story by Donald F. Mills, Club Historian
Photos by Bob “Flash” Wheeler
ith the refurbishment of the
downstairs bar nearing completion it is appropriate to review the
history of the bar structure. It was
designed and built for the upstairs
bar room in 1967 with a curve to be
compatible with the curve of the west
wall of the clubhouse. Members skillfully laminated the bar top using solid
mahogany strips. John Messersmith
welded a stainless steel foot-rail. Photos 1 & 2 show past members at work.
With the 1990 remodeling of the
upstairs area the east wall of the bar
room was removed and a new bar
was constructed in the area along the
north wall where it remains today.
The curved bar was moved downstairs
to its present location.
Ed Kutchma designed the current
refurbishment of the entire downstairs
bar area and then stepped forward to
lead a small group of volunteers to do
the construction work. The project
included a much needed upgrade of
the plumbing and electrical systems
and all new cabinets for the back bar.
Photo 3 shows the newly refurbished
bar. Others assisting but not shown
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Photo 1: Member
Gene Webb doing some detail
work with a miter
box.
Photo 2: Member and professional carpenter
George Welter
lending a hand to
the project.
Photo 3: Ed Kutchma enjoying a drink
behind the newly refurbished bar.
are Tim Foy, Lee Coit, Robin Matt,
Paul DeFreitas, and Kim Bernard.
first thing in the morning for what we
cruise I would suggest you try to join
expected to be a rough trip back. We
us. This year’s club cruises have been
pulled anchor and headed on smooth
exceptional in many respects, not the
seas for San Pedro Point. Guess what?
least of which has been the weather. I
After passing the point the seas were
hope you have had as much fun as my
even smoother than the back of the
family did.
island! A smooth delightful trip back
The next club cruise will be on
and we pulled up to the club with all
Columbus Day weekend and the
smiling faces after a perfect holiday
destination has yet to be determined.
weekend.
(Maybe Cuyler Harbor on San Miguel
If you haven’t been on a club
Island!)
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Bridge and Board 2010
By Jeff Stansfield, Chair Nominating Committee
would like to thank the Nominations Committee for their service.
Staff Commodores Don Mills, Dave
Potter and Paul Swanson are always
ready to help our club when called
upon. Relying on the experience
and wisdom of these men is a great
strength to our club.
We have an exciting list of candidates running for Board of Directors and Bridge positions. As is so
often the case the Bridge candidates
are running unopposed. Michael
Raider, Gary Bright and Bill Crew
are running for Commodore, Vice
Commodore and Rear Commodore
respectively. You will also be voting
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for three Board of Director candidates
and we have seven candidates to
choose from.
Incumbents seeking a second
term are Don Lawson and Stan
Whisenhunt. Newcomers are John
Clay (Rotary Club President), Bill
Fedde (Property Management Chair),
Andy Killion (Rate Review Committee Member and boatyard owner),
Malcolm Knight (committee member
and former Port Captain) and Tom
Ramey (former Board member).
I wish all the candidates success
in this election process and especially
wish the Bridge and Board of 2010 to
enjoy their turn at the helm.
Michael Raider, Nominated for Commodore
y name is Michael Raider and
I am running for Commodore.
Emily and I joined VYC in January
of 2002. At that time I never imagined that I would be a member of the
Bridge, and now here I am preparing
to be Commodore for 2010.
I was born in Los Angeles and
after college Emily and I moved to
Ventura County. We have been living
in the city of Ventura for 20 years and
in our current house in mid-town for
the past 10 years.
I’m a life-long sailor. I began my
sailing career at 7 or 8 years of age.
The house that I grew up in was not
near the water so I used to get my
sailing fix as a youngster by sailing
the family dinghy in our swimming
pool. Prior to purchasing our first
sailboat in 1999, Emily and I were
avid sail boarders. Currently we own
a Bénéteau First 36s7 named Paloma
which we are fortunate to have
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berthed in the club marina. I have
been an active racer and in addition to
racing my own sailboat, I have served
as crew on many VYC boats.
I work as a civil servant for the
Navy at Point Mugu. For most of my
career at Point Mugu, I have worked
with Aerial Target Drones. In addition
to my current Targets work, I am also
the Lead Test Engineer for a supersonic demonstration air vehicle, which is
a combined effort between the Navy,
Air Force, and NASA.
My job as an engineer requires me
to have good problem solving skills
and good team working skills. As
an engineer, I have worked both as
a team leader and as a member of a
team in finding the solutions to challenging problems, which are not only
technical in nature, but include procedural and logistical challenges as well.
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Michael Raider, Nominated for Commodore
level of service to club members. A
The past two years have presented many challenges to me as Rear and major goal of my year as Commodore
is to form a committee that will make
Vice. Admittedly at times it has been
a plan for the “replacement and/or
frustrating; however, overall the experience has been positive and I am glad modernization plan” that is specified
in our lease.
for the opportunity to serve the club.
I look forward to serving as ComAs Commodore, I will work to keep
modore in 2010.
the club sound financially, work with
the BOD to maintain and improve the
Gary Bright, Nominated for Vice Commodore
y name is Gary Bright and I am
running for Vice Commodore.
I was born and raised in Santa
Barbara, California, graduating from
UCSB in 1973 and from the University
of San Diego School of Law in 1976,
with an emphasis on admiralty law.
In the late 1970s and early 1980s,
I served on the City of Santa Barbara
Harbor Commission, eventually as
Chairman. I participated in adopting
the slip assignment policies, which,
for the most part, are still utilized
today, and have been involved in various capacities with recreational and
commercial boating interests for the
past 35 years. During this time, I have
served on numerous public and private non-profit boards, including the
Santa Barbara County Drug and Alcohol Advisory Board, Carpinteria Boys
and Girls Club Board of Directors, and
as the 2008-09 President of the Rotary
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Club of Carpinteria Morning.
I am currently a partner with the
law firm of Bright & Powell in Carpinteria, California, and have two adult
sons, Travis, age 26, and Trevor, age
23. I have been a member of Ventura
Yacht Club since 2006 and previously
served as Fleet Captain Sail, Catalina
Cruise Chair (2008), and Rear Commodore (2009).
I believe that the club has been,
and now is, well served by its leadership, and that its traditions and policies, which have withstood the test
of time, should be preserved. On a
going-forward basis, I would like to see
the remaining authorized memberships filled and the continued expansion of the junior’s, racing, and social
programs.
If elected to the position of Vice
Commodore, Ventura Yacht Club, I
will serve to the best of my ability.
Bill Crew, Nominated for Rear Commodore
ean and I moved to California in
1974 and since we were only going
to be here for three years, we became
active in sailing and the yacht club immediately. That was 35 years ago and
we forgot to leave.
In late 1974 I was asked to join the
club’s financial team as Assistant Treasure. That meant I got to count the bar
inventory monthly but was elevated
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to Treasurer in 1975. I have served in
many financial capacities for the club
including chairing several “financial
reworks” of the club when we were
under-funded for capital improvements. I served on the early versions
of the Finance Committee as well as
the current version, and have writ-
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Bill Crew, Nominated for Rear Commodore
ten three generations of the Finance
my term as Deputy Mayor of the city
Manual and did the installation of
of Ventura I was again appointed to
our internal Accounting Systems and
the Ventura Port District and served a
Procedures in 2004.
term as its Chairman.
I used to be an active racer, racing
Cruising is a passion which we
around southern California 48 weeklove. Jean and I have spent over ten
ends a year, including Mexican races
years cruising in Mexico, the Cariband the TransPac in 1983. I served as
bean, the Mediterranean and circumRace Chairman in the late 1970s and
navigating the world aboard Pelican
spearheaded major changes to the
Express.
Ventura Cup program that has allowed
Jean and I have proudly flown the
it to evolve into its current format
VYC burgee at ports all over the world.
involving all of the area clubs.
It is a burgee that is highly respected
I also served on the club’s Board
up and down the coast and as a bridge
of Directors in the late 1970s until
officer I will do my utmost to continue
1984 when I was appointed to the
our club’s strong traditions.
Ventura Port District Board. After
John Clay, Nominated for Board of Directors
have been on the water for most of
my life, beginning at Lake Arrowhead with fishing and water skiing.
In the 70s I owned two 27’ sloops that
I sailed regularly to Santa Catalina
Island. Since 1996 I have maintained a
home on Catalina Island where I also
practice my profession part time. My
community involvement in Ventura
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County since 1986 has consisted of
sitting on many non-profit boards and
serving as treasurer and president, including the 140 member Rotary Club
of Ventura. I am currently the President of the Rotary Club of Oxnard. I
have expertise in finance, real estate,
building maintenance, and personnel.
Bill Fedde, Nominated for Board of Directors
appreciated the floor nomination from Ventura Yacht Club Life
Member Chuck Stanton for me to be
potentially included as a member of
the VYC Board of Directors. I have a
real interest in the continued success
of Ventura Yacht Club and I welcome
the opportunity to contribute to the
club by also possibly serving on the
Board.
Over the past two years I have
served on the Property Management
Committee, most recently as its Chairman responsible for coordinating
maintenance and upgrades to the interior and exterior of our buildings and
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parking area. These projects, including the next phase of parking lot sealing and lighting improvements, will
be complete by the end of this year.
Committee plans for next year include
formalizing more of our regular facilities maintenance process. This year I
have worked closely with the current
Board of Directors during the facility
improvement process. I served on the
Finance Committee in 2008.
Ventura Yacht Club has been a
part of boating for my family since
Jon Avery convinced us it would be
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Bill Fedde, Nominated for Board of Directors
account; cellular and radio tower dea great group to be a part of back in
velopment and leasing along with the
2002. My family includes wife Mary,
start up and successful sale of franElizabeth (almost 11) and Eric (almost
chised furniture rental stores. My cur8). I originally moved to Ventura
rent commerce activities are oriented
County in 1985 shortly after graduattowards expanding my commercial
ing from college. I have been active
real estate investment business.
with boating in one way or another
In the past I have served on the
since my days working at our family’s
Ventura County Taxpayers AssociaBoston Whaler/small sailboat dealertion Board and I currently serve as a
ship in Pasadena during the 1970s.
long term volunteer advisor of a UCSB
My business experience over the
student group.
years has included representing instiIf included on the Ventura Yacht
tutional clients in the commercial real
Club Board I will support policies that
estate brokerage business in Ventura
County and overseeing marketing and will continue to make the club an enjoyable sailing and social organization
property management of one of the
with both current and future memlarger commercial real estate portfobers in mind; placing an emphasis on
lios here. It also includes apartment
civility and its long term viability and
and commercial building rehabilitasuccess.
tion and development for my own
Andy Killion, Nominated for Board of Directors
ello, I am Andy Killion and I am
one of your excellent choices for
the VYC board this year. Tina and I
joined VYC in 1997 and have developed many lasting friendships here at
our club over the years. Both of our
children, Jack and Carly, have grown
up sailing right here at the club.
I actually first became aware of
our club when I was in the Sea Scouts
back in the early 80s. We held our
meetings upstairs and learned quite a
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bit from many of our members who
have since crossed the final bar. My
grand uncle Warren Killion was a
member for many years and also lived
aboard his CT ketch Hu A Lii at the
club.
I am a Cal Maritime graduate and
own Anchors Way Marine Centers. I
am deeply involved with our harbor
and will bring a strong pragmatic view
to our Board. I look forward to serving
our club.
Malcolm Knight, Nominated for Board of Directors
y wife Brenda and I have been
members of VYC for twenty
years. We have both been involved in
numerous committees including cochairing social events.
I served on the Board of Directors
for more than eight years and served
as Port Captain starting in the spring
of 1993 for Commodore Jim Modlin.
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This turned into an ongoing and rewarding job as I met so many members and new friends and also gained
an appreciation for how important
the management of the docks is. The
docks are the club’s single largest
source of income. This is why I feel
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Malcolm Knight, Nominated for Board of Directors
the club’s money is the members’
that fair management of the docks
money. I also believe that to balance
with a Corinthian Spirit helps set the
a budget, reducing expenses is an
tone for the club’s atmosphere.
option that works well in times of a
As the Port Captain, I was inslow economy rather than increasing
volved with the rebuilding of A, C
income through higher prices.
and the guest docks.
I mention my experiences in the
I helped with the data collection
operation of the club so that you will
of the docks during the startup of the
consider my bid for election as a diReserve Study which began in 1997
rector for the VYC Board of Directors.
at the suggestion of J.P. Morgan, then
If elected, I would be honored to
Vice Commodore. I feel I have a fair
represent any and all members and
understanding of the Reserve Study
work in compliance with the club’s
and how it pertains to our finances.
Bylaws.
I continued as Port Captain
I want to see VYC continue to be
through 2001 and remained on the
a wonderful place for our families,
Board of Directors through 2004.
and especially our young children, to
I have an accounting background
enjoy boating activities as our yacht
and sold computer accounting
club has done for so many years.
software and support to numerous
After all, in Article II of the club’s
dentists in Ojai, Ventura and OxBylaws it states: “The primary purnard from 1985 to 1999. I feel it is
pose of the Club is to support the
important for a Director to have an
enjoyment of its members in activiunderstanding of accounting because
ties directly related to recreational
as Directors, we are often asked to
boating.”
make decisions that involve large
expenditures. I am always aware that
Don Lawson, Nominated for Board of Directors
y name is Don Lawson. I am
running for a seat on the Board
of Directors of the Ventura Yacht Club.
I am currently a member of the Board
of Directors.
My wife, Cindy, and I have been
involved in boating since the early
1970s. We are past members of Anacapa Yacht Club and have been VYC
members since 1993. We owned and
raced an Olson 30 while at both yacht
clubs and currently own a Santana
3030, Abraxas, on “A” Dock. I am a recently retired engineer from Pt. Mugu
and I have the time to properly serve
the club as an active director. I am
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a member of the VYC Finance Committee and a member of the Reserve
Study Review Team. I believe I can
provide that expertise to research and
review data and make hard choices if
required.
If elected, I will strive to continue
the excellent work performed by
past and current Board members of
VYC. Although VYC has a new lease,
significant challenges remain to be
addressed and resolved in order that
VYC continues to be a premier yacht
club and attract new members. These
challenges must be resolved to the satisfaction of the General Membership.
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Tom Ramey, Nominated for the Board of Directors
will work hard to protect your rights
as members and I feel I have the
qualifications necessary to serve in
this position.
• I have been a member in good
standing since joining VYC in January
1993.
• Prior service on Board of Directors, I filled a position vacated by Don
Van Gundy in 1994.
• Elected by the membership to
the Board for 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998.
• Served as Cruising Chairman for
two years.
• Served on various committees
over the past sixteen years.
• Charter member in 1983 of the
Rotary Club of Ventura South, served
as Director two years.
• Self employed twenty-one years
with financial and property management experience of my own rental
properties.
The Ventura Yacht Club has been
my second home since becoming a
member in 1993. I have been involved
in boating all my life. I began sailing
in Long Beach, CA in 1963. I am a slip
holder at VYC where I keep my boat
Windward. Being a member in the
Ventura Yacht Club is a great source
of pride for me: however, I have
concerns about the direction the club
is heading. In the past year, I have
attended several Board meetings and
witnessed some rapid changes in club
policy being pushed through. Some
of these changes were beneficial but
some were not. Members are entitled
to full disclosure of the issues and a
period of discussion before the Bridge
pushes its agenda. The silent majority
of members have a right to be heard
without being told they do not represent the club.
The following suggestions are
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some changes I feel would benefit our
members:
• Board meeting agendas emailed to all members at least 48
hours in advance of meeting to allow
members to plan on attending meetings where important issues are to be
discussed.
• Greater transparency of all
Bridge and Board meetings. Attending the Board meeting is not always
possible for every member. The
printed minutes cannot convey the
complete text of a meeting. The present system of audio recorded minutes
requires a member to visit the office
to listen to the meeting. I propose
the audio recorded minutes be made
available on the Members Only section of the club website. The meeting
can be heard on the net at the member’s convenience.
• Ballots will be written in
clear language. When you are
asked to vote on changes such as the
Financial Manual or Bylaws you will
receive a “clear” and unbiased explanation of what is being proposed. YES
vote means YES a NO vote means NO.
VYC policy states that the Commodore, Vice Commodore and Rear
Commodore serve at the direction of
the Board of Directors, not the other
way around. Encouraging members to
attend meetings, or listen on the net
will create an open and civil dialogue
with information available to all members. I have the highest regard for
Ventura Yacht Club Founding Members. The work and contribution of
these members for the past 71 years
has built the club, we all enjoy today.
It’s time the historical significance of
their contribution be recognized and
our senior members given the respect
they are due.
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Stan Whisenhunt, Nominated for Board of Directors
love Ventura Yacht Club and am
proud of its history and traditions. I
care about its future.
I believe in working hard for my
club and playing hard. I’m proud
of having founded a few successful
things like Battle of the Sexes, the
Commodore Classic Revival, Moonstone Madness. With fellow Director
Bud Lloyd in 1987, I was able to convince the Board of Directors and the
membership that the club should have
a manager and despite a somewhat
rocky start, that effort has evolved
into VYC having Anthony, who most
of us consider the best club manager
on the West Coast.
I served as Commodore in 1988. I
helped negotiate the club’s new lease.
I am currently Race Chair, a
position if have held in four different
decades. I was Social Chair in 1998.
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I am currently editor of the Forecast,
a position I’ve held in eight different
years since 1970.
I was named Most Valuable Member in 2002, and have been awarded
the Merrill C. Allyn trophy and the
Burgee of Merit twice.
After our Juniors Program had
died for a couple of years, I jump
started it again in 1989 as chair. Two
of my juniors that year – Ryan Cox
and Garrett Baum – have gone on
to achieve some remarkable racing
records.
A few other notes regarding my
VYC resume: Ski Cruise Chair four
years; Dock Committee chair two
years; Bylaws Committee; Berth Assignment Rules Committee.
And, OK, full disclosure: Fouled
Anchor award several times, and
Screwball Award.
Juniors Report
By Scott Nordeng
e have had a fabulous summer
for the Youth Sailing Program.
We averaged 20 kids a week for each
of our nine weeks, including our first
ever Race Week! Our Junior Wet
Wednesdays for our Race Team was
a big hit, and this fall, the Race Team
will be doing a small series of practice
sessions (clinics) to help prepare them
for the upcoming Opti High Point Series. I would especially like to thank
Elke and Steve Fedde for coordinating
and helping with the team.
Any questions and/or comments
can be e-mailed directly to our Youth
Sailing e-mail address: vycyouthsailing@gmail.com. Please contact us (so
we can update our list) if you want to
receive updates and info.
As usual, we had a wonderful
Sunday Funday in September. The
18 kids and 3 instructors had a great
time. I’d like to remind everyone to
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show up on these Sundays prepared
to sail—be wearing dock shoes, sun
block, spray tops, life vests, and bring
a towel. The weather and water will
be getting colder as we move into the
end of the year, so be prepared with
appropriate clothing and gear. Let’s
recycle our used sailing gear. If your
child has outgrown stuff please bring
it to our next event.
The Youth Program is looking for
help in the following areas: website
maintenance, boat repair (including
the chase boats), and fund raising.
Please contact me if you can help. I
would like to thank all of our instructors - the program would not run without all their hard work. Thank you
Robbie, Jackie, Nick, Steven, Katelyn,
John-John, Nick the Brick, Thomas
and Eddy. Be sure to check out our
website vycyouthsailing.org where
Robbie has posted the summer photos.
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October 2009
Men Prevail in Battle of Sexes 5
By Stan Whisenhunt
espite showing up with a high
tech sail, a support boat laden
with wine and cheese and a confident attitude, Team WARSAW (We
Are Still Awesome Women) was
outsailed on Aug. 21 as the men
once again prevailed in the Battle of
the Sexes.
With dozens of onlookers along
the docks, in boats and on the balcony, the two teams battled it out
in Sabots for seven races. The men
won all seven races, but some were
too close for comfort.
No one dominated, as Mike
Leary and Joel Graves each won two
races, Ace Elrod took one and Linda
Witham and Kaitlyn Dembowski
scored wins for the broads.
Before racing began, Rear Commodore Gary Bright was predicting
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a crushing defeat for the guys. And
who could blame him. The gals
showed up and immediately took all
the best sails and rudders. And, of
top of that, they showed up with a
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Battle of Sexes 5
sabot far superior to all the others,
complete with a high-tech sail. But
once out on the water and into the
action, it became apparent that the
guys were not to be denied. Leary
won the first race, with Joel second,
John Avery third and Dave Witham
fourth as Team MCP (Male Chauvinist Pigs) easily won by an 18 to 37
score (low point scoring system).
The gals tightened it up a bit
in the second race as Kaitlyn took
second and Christina fourth, but the
guys again prevailed 24 to 31.
MCP syndicate chief, Stan
Whisenhunt, gained satisfaction in
winning two bets from WARSAW
leader Susan Howard -- first, that
Team Results:
the men would win, and second
Race 1, MCP 18, WARSAW 37.
that he would beat her in races in
which they both sailed. In race two,
Race 3, MCP 23, WARSAW 32
Stan was sixth, Susan tenth; in race
three, Stan was sixth, Susan seventh;
in race four Stan was fourth, Susan
eighth; in race six, Stan was fourth,
Susan was sixth, and in race seven,
Individual Results: (Best 3 scores,
Stan was fourth and Susan sixth.
since all raced at least 3).
“I’ll have a rum and grapefruit
Joel Graves 4 (2-1-4-3-DQ-1)
on Wednesday,” Stan chortled as he
Mike Leary 5 (1-3-3-1-5-5)
sailed past Susan in the final race.
Paul DeFreitas 6 (8-2-2-2-7-9)
Principal Race Officer Garrett
Kaitlyn Dembowski 7
Baum put on a good regatta, with a
(6-2-1-6-4-10-7)
fair starting line and a good course
Jon Avery 10 (3-5-5-5-2)
and he ran off races like clockwork.
Linda Witham 11 (9-7-7-1-3)
He also had tons of beer to drink
Ace Elrod 12 (9-1-2)
as he was heavily bribed by both
Christina Baum 12 (10-4-5-3-6-8-10)
teams. Dena Mercer and Dave PotStan Whisenhunt 12 (6-6-4-4-4)
ter served as support boat drivers for
Susan Howard 17 (5-10-7-8-9-6-6)
their respective teams.
Dave Witham 19 (4-8-7-8)
Meanwhile, Dave Witham was
Sandy Sampson 24 (7-8-9-10)
contemplating another lonely
Cindy Lawson 26 (10-9-10-9-8)
stretch in his garage.
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October 2009
Six Boats Turn Out for
Jim Cline Memorial
By Ivan Cox
aturday, Sept. 12 brought us the
first running of the Jim Cline
Memorial, and the fifth Santa Barbara
Channel Series race. The weather,
always a big concern for log racers,
was good. The wind was light, and
the somewhat choppy seas at the
start flattened out as the day wore on.
The course kept us up in the local
waters and was only 12 nm, so everyone finished the race in a couple of
hours.
Our fleet swelled to six boats with
the addition of Stan Whisenhunt,
in Chinook, and Frank Sullivan in
S
Valkyrie, from CIYC. The first five
miles of the race were to weather,
and everyone found it took considerably more power to hold speed. Then
as we turned down sea returning, the
boats were much faster.
Very good scores were turned in
by everyone, however, an error in
addition did mess up one leg for one
contestant, and those marks were really hard to find for another racer.
The 2009 Series will come to an
end on the third of October with the
running of the A.A.OAKLEY, hosted
by CIYC.
Results:
1. Ivan Cox
Voyager
VYC
0.9800%
2. Frank Sullivan
Valkyrie
CIYC
1.4699%
3. Stan Whisenhunt
Chinook
VYC
1.8546%
4. Ed Kutchma
Pacific Pixie
VYC
2.9779%
5. Sheri Holzapfel
It’ll Do
VYC
3.2585%
6. Bernie Marrington
Romance
VYC
7.3090%
October 2009
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Office Waves
By Yacht Club Manager Anthony Jesu
hope everyone is
enjoying the last of
our wonderful summer
events! The Luau and
Dinghy Party were both
great successes. A big
thanks to all the volunteers who put in such
hard work!
Please mark down
October 30 on your calendars. It’s
Halloween and we will be incorporating it into our regular Friday
night dinner. So before you head
out to trick or treat come down
to the club for dinner and some
Ghoulish delights. Chuck will be
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serving up some $2.75
witch’s brew specials.
Members have
been leaving items
for free on one of the
downstairs picnic
tables. Please do not
leave any items that
cannot be disposed of
in the regular trash. If
you leave old paint or chemicals
and no one wants them please
come back and dispose of it properly.
Anthony Jesu
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Members on the Move
By Liz Cox
ongratulations to Jean Crew
for completing the Avon Walk
for Breast Cancer. 2500 people
walked 39 miles in two days camping overnight in El Dorado Park.
Jean raised $3,685 of the $4.6 million total raised. Way to go Jean!
Last month Jean flew to New
York and spent a wonderful week
with her son John, his wife Kathy
and two grandchildren at their home
in Manhatten.
From September 9th - 13th
Norris Leap, Gary Chamberlain,
and Joel Bozarth attacked the East
Cape of Baja on a major fishing expedition. Gary and Norris were on
the same boat that broke down both
days but still managed to catch a 97#
yellow-fin along with several other
tuna in the 40# to 50# class. In the
meantime, Joel was accussed of
clubbing baby tuna to death in the
10# range (we understand he will be
organizing a trip
to beat
C
baby harp seals to death sometime
next year). On the second day, Joel
caught several large tuna and a few
dorado during a 10-hour fishing marathon. A the same time Gary and
Norris’s boat broke down and while
adrift they managed to catch 16
Dorado and a 50# Tuna before being
rescued and sent back to the base
camp for refreshements.
August found Larry Thompson,
Paula Kahn, David Chase & Anne
Fitzgerald on horseback for eight
days. They covered 56 miles and two
1100 ft. passes traveling from Mammoth Horseshoe Lake to Toulumne
Meadows. They had great weather,
good food, and saw
beautiful country.
Rita & Jim Suley have had a busy
summer. They had a
great ten days on the
Big Island of Hawaii,
surfing, snorkelling,
hiking and swimming.
After a short while at
home they flew to Boca
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October 2009
Membership
By Debbie DeFreitas and Hope Avery
New Members’ Breakfast
Sunday ~ October 18, 2009 ~ 10:00 am
ant to learn about your new
think might be interested in joining
club? Find out what’s going
VYC? This is a great opportunity to
on? What’s available to you? Where
expose them to what we have to offer.
things are located? Then come join us Please give us a call or e-mail their
at the Annual New Members’ breakinformation so that we can personally
fast where representatives from the
invite them. Robin: VYC office (805)
Bridge, Board of Directors and various
642-0426 or boat_vcy@earthlink.net.
committees will present useful inforDebbie DeFreitas: (805) 340-0564 or
mation to help familiarize you with
flamevyc@hotmail.com.
what VYC has to offer. Presentations
will begin at about 10:30 am
Not a “Newer” Member, but
want to learn more about
your club? You’re invited
too! Have some friends you
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Members on the Move
Raton, Florida and visited family
for nine days. Then it was off to
Yosemite for a week of camping and
hiking.
Nancy Soans flew to Eagle,
Colorado and spent a week visiting
with her daughter Talia in her new
home.
Jeanette Cox had another four
day whirlwind business trip to Tokyo. Unfortunately this time it was
more business than pleasure.`
George & Jeanne Mitchell are
proud new grandparents to Maya
Olivia Askar. Maya was born on September 10 at 3:37 pm. She weighed 8
Maya Olivia Askar
lbs 4 oz and was 20 inches long. Her
parents are Katie and Omar, and her interesting stories by contacting Liz
3½ year old big sister is Layla Elyse. Cox 805-495-8706, cell 805-501-6675
or elizabeth.cox@roadrunner.com)
The whole family is doing well.
(Share your trips or any other
October 2009
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Wild & Wooly Time at 505 Worlds
Story by Ryan Cox, Photos by John Navas
he 505 North American and
World Championships (held
back to back) were the most physically demanding two weeks of
sailing I have ever experienced.
Ninety-eight boats came to experience the brutal summer conditions
of San Francisco Bay. The regattas
were run by Saint Francis Yacht
Club with a total of fifteen races
held on the Berkeley Circle. Every
race finished in at least 20 knots
with the strongest breeze on the
first day of the Worlds. The RC
reported 34 knots sustained with
gusts to 40.
As difficult as it was, we were
prepared for the breeze. We did
most of our practice regattas this
spring and summer on the Berkeley Circle and knew what to expect. Our boathanding was solid
and we were one of the few that
didn’t flip once during the Worlds.
On the first day, we rounded the
first weather mark in the mid 20s
both races then boats conveniently
wiped-out ahead of us on every
spinnaker leg. Thanks to all the
carnage we ended up with two
pretty good scores.
As the regatta went on we had
better first beats which helped us
break into the top ten. Our downwind speed was always great and
our upwind speed improved all
regatta.
For the regatta, there were
about thirty masts broken includ-
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ing the top two boats. A French
team finished one race of the North
American then broke a mast and
missed the rest of that regatta.
Then they finished one race of
the Worlds and broke their second mast. The second mast tore a
hole in their deck and ended their
Worlds on day one. Regattas are
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505 Worlds Results
6
7
8
9
TotalPoints Pos
5
3
4
1
2
Crew
1
Skipper
Pos Sail Country
8.00
1
1
1 [99/DNF]
1
Jeff Nelson
2
Mike Martin
[12]
USA
1
8714
2
1
1
2
2
1
16.00
2
4
Carl Smit
[9]
Mike Holt
3
[4]
USA
3
3
9002
3
2
2
3
3
4
26.00
Casey Smith
3
Chris Nicholson
2
[8]
AUS
5 [12]
[8]
8786
6
7
3
5
4
Johannes Tellen [72]
5
36.00
Jens Findel
1
5
GER
10 [15]
10
8875
4
3
4
8
[17] [14]
5
8
4
38.00
Dalton Bergan
4
[16]
USA
13
10
2
8815
2
5
Fritz Lanzinger
5
9
7 [14]
6
Nick Adamson Steve Bourdow
[99/RAF]
38.00
USA
6
6
2
8081
5
8
8
4
6
Paul Cayard
[15] [16]
7
Howie Hamlin
11
44.00
USA
13
6
8762
11
[15] [22]
5
7
Geoff Ewenson
6
8
Tyler Moore
12
63.00
USA
11
10
8913
12
4
8
Stuart Park
11
9
Ryan Cox
13 [20] 10
63.00
USA
8
8
8681
14
6
9
7
10
Carl Gibbon
66.00
Ian Pinnell
[99/DNF]
GBR
3
10 9012
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October 2009
Wild & Wooly Time at 505 Worlds
often held on windy venues but
it’s rare to have so much breeze for
such a length of time.
A lot of you know my friend
Carl Smit who went to the Naval
Academy with me. He and his
skipper Mike Holt nearly won.
They were in a very strong position
with two races to go. Even without sailing anymore they could do
no worse than 2nd. If they could
h
d to controll an opponent.
harder
manage to push Martin & Nelson
It was great to get back in a
back enough to get them 11 points
505 this year. I hadn’t driven one
combined in the last two races, Carl since the 2004 Worlds and my crew,
& Mike would have won. They atStuart Park, hadn’t sailed one in a
tacked in the prestart but once the
few years either. Finishing 9th of 98
races began Martin & Nelson got
boats, just ahead of last year’s World
free and won both. If it weren’t so
Champs (Pinnel & Gibbon) was a
windy I think they could have done pretty good comeback year for both
it, but in strong winds it is much
of us.
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Sailboat Racing Report
By Stan Whisenhunt
Wet Wednesday Series was
Hugely Successful
The recently completed Wet
Wedcnesday Series would have to be
considered an unqualified success.
From a competition standpoint,
it was a success. VYC boats took first,
second and third (Rival, Uhambo,
Squirt) in Class A and first and second
(Tijuana Taxi, Tortoise) in Class B.
Twenty eight boats competed during
the series and the weekly turnouts
were consistently fifteen or more
boats.
From a support standpoint, it was
a success. Chuck & Irene Stanton did
a marvelous job as co-Principal Race
Officers. And what a Race Committee team they developed. Helping
out during the series were Guenther
Selbrede, Paula Kahn, Robin Matt,
Don Moore, Tom Sullivan, Jay Phillips, Pam Phillips, Jim Suley and Rita
Suley.
From a bottom-line standpoint, it
was a phenomenal success. Anthony
reports that in 2008, VYC sold $3,502
worth of dinners. In the recently
completed Wet Wednesday Series,
VYC sold 1,155 dinners, grossing
$9,745 and netting (after labor, food
costs, etc.) $1,300. The bar grossed
$5,200 in the series, for a net income
of $2,416. The total net income,
Anthony reports, was approximately
$3,734. And that doesn’t even include
entry fees!
When PBYC bailed on co-hosting
the Wet Wednesday Series, there was
some concern. But thanks to Michael
Raider, who helped me develop a
format that kept sailors coming back
for more, the Series soared. Now, on
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to 2010. We need to build on this and
make sure that the general membership comes out on Wednesday nights
in greater force for 6 pm cocktails and
dinner and to watch the fleet come in
to make Wednesday nights an even
bigger deal at VYC.
A special thanks in advance to
Chuck & Irene who have agreed to
help me again next year as co-PROs.
Recent successes by our VYC
racers
 Deke Klatt & Paul Moore coskippered Angry Hillbillies to victory
in the spinnaker class Sept. 13, in
the final VYC regatta, which served
as a tune-up for Ventura Cup. Dick
Velthoen & Paul DeFreitas took second in Rival, while Garrett Baum was
third in Tortoise.
 In the non-spinnaker class,
Bryan Shaw skippered High Voltage
to victory, taking a win in each of the
three races.
 Dena Mercer skippered Mike
Leary’s J-30, Pangea, to first in class,
first overall and top lady skipper trophy in PBYC’s Tri Point Race.

Deke Klatt & Paul Moore coskippered Angry Hillbillies to second
in class in the Tri Point Race. Dan
Chepley’s Colt 45 took third in class.

Dick Velthoen & Paul DeFreitas co-skippered Rival to first in the
Wet Wednesday Series in Class A.

Paul Moore skippered Tijuana
Taxi to first in Class B in the Wet
Wednesday Series.

Dave Chase in Uhambo took
second in Class A in the Wet Wednesday Series, while Deke Klatt was
third in Squirt. Stan Whisenhunt took
second in Class B in Tortoise.
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he Forecast will be mailed the
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last week of each month.
The deadline for copy and
photographs is the 15th of the
previous month. Copy should
be submitted to Stan Whisenhunt at swhisenhun@aol.com.
Photographs should be submitted
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in digital form to graphic artist
Cindy Daly at cmdaly@pacbell.
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net, or photographs should be left
with Anthony in the club office.
Copy, deadline: The 15th of each
month.
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Editor: Stan Whisenhunt, 6591464, swhisenhun@aol.com
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Photographers: Bob
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Robe
Robertson, Paul Swanson, Ed
Kutchma, Bill Varie
Graphic Designer: Cindy Daly,
647-1554, cmdaly@pacbell.net
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Fall Laser Series to Start Soon
cited to continue so we are starting
a Fall Series next week. We haven’t
worked out all the details yet but
the Fall Series will likely be moving
to Sunday afternoons at 3 pm. That
should make it easier for some of
you that have been on the fence to
come out for a night or two.
he Summer Laser Series is just
about over. Gary Swenson
won, Deke Klatt was second and
with one night to go either Ryan
Cox or Mike O’Niell will be third.
We averaged thirteen Lasers per
night which we are very happy
about. Most of us are still pretty ex-
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Competitor
Jun Jul
26
3
Jul
10
Jul
17
Jul
24
w/
Jul Aug Aug Aug Aug Sep Sep Total throw
31
7
14 21
28
4
11 Points outs
1 Gary Swenson
2
2
3
5
3
2
1
4
1
1
6
2
32
21
2 Deke Klatt
5
3
2
2
1
7
2
7
3
2
2
3
39
25
3 Mike O’Niell
10
4
7
6
8
4
5
6
5
5
3
11
74
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DNS
1
1
1
DNS
1
7
1
DNS DNS
1
1
98
56
7
6
8
DNS
3
DNS
3
4
7
9
9
4 Ryan Cox
5 Geno Beville
4
DNS 6.0
6 Paul Moore
14
6
15
12
9
10
10
9
7 Mike Dunmire
3
7
5
14
5
5
4
5
9
4
2
3
3
9
8 Rick
DNS DNS
9 Eric Bohman
DNS
5
DNS
12
10
10
10 Katelyn
DNS 11
9
11
8
87
DNS DNS DNS DNS 132
90
2
12 DNS
6
83.0
116
DNS DNS DNS
DNS DNS DNS
DNS 125.0
7
5
138
96
6
5
4
144
102
10
8
12
147
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2009 Master Calendar
October
2 – Friday
3 – Saturday
3 – Saturday
4 – Sunday
6 – Tuesday
8 – Thursday
9/12 − Fri-Mon
11 – Sunday
11 – Sunday
13 – Tuesday
15 – Thursday
16 – Friday
18 – Sunday
20 – Tuesday
21 – Wednesday
23 – Friday
24 – Saturday
27 – Tuesday
30 – Friday
November
1 – Sunday
3 – Tuesday
6/8 – Fri-Sun
8 – Sunday
10 – Tuesday
13/15 – Fri-Sun
17 – Tuesday
18 – Wednesday
21 – Saturday
22 – Sunday
24 – Tuesday
26/27 – Thr/Fri
29 – Sunday
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SCCA Ventura Invitational Dinner, VYC host
“The Oakley” Predicted Log Race, CIYC host
Everhart Private Party
Gal and Guy Series #1
Power Squadron, 7pm
Whisenhunt Private Party
Columbus Day Cruise
Junior’s Day
Caregivers Sail-a-thon
Power Squadron, 7pm
Book Club
Oktoberfest/Friday Dinner Party
New Member Brunch, 10 a.m.
Power Squadron, 7pm
BOD meeting, 7pm
Monthly Birthday Dinner and Quarterly Meeting
Witham Roast
Power Squadron, 7pm
Halloween Dinner & Party
Gal and Guy Series #2 & 3
Power Squadron, 7pm
Cruise to Nowhere
Junior’s Day
Power Squadron, 7pm
Junior’s Turkey Day Regatta
Power Squadron, 7pm
BOD meeting, 7pm
Avery Private Party
Thanksgiving Feast
Power Squadron, 7pm
Club Closed for Holiday
Trim the Club
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Upcoming Friday Dinner Menus
Oct. 2
French Onion Soup, Basil Stuffed Lamb Roast, Grilled Chicken
Breast, Wild Rice & Fresh Winter Vegetables
Well Drinks only $2.75 from 5- 7pm
Dinner $15.00++; Soup & Salad $7.00++
Oct. 9 Prime Rib Night
Fresh, carved Prime Rib and Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad
Manhattans & Martinis only $2.75 from 5-7pm
Oct. 16 Octoberfest!
Come enjoy our German Beer Hall. Featuring Sauerbraten, Baked
Salmon in Dill, Red Cabbage, Bratwurst and Much More! Fresh
Baked Apple Strudel Topped with Vanilla Ice Cream for Dessert.
16oz Draft Beers and Bar Specials only $2.75
Oct. 23 Birthday Dinner & Quarterly Meeting
Seared Whiskey Peppered Flank Steak with Baked Parsnips &
Garlic Mashed Potatoes. Salmon or Vegetarian alternative
available - please notify office.
Dinner $15.75++; After Deadline $17.75++
24 hour cancellation policy in effect.
Oct. 30 Pirates & Wenches Halloween Dinner!!!
Arrr-tichoke Chicken, Cajun “VOODoo” Salmon and other
Pirate Grub!
Mojitos specials only $2.75
Nov. 6 Cruise to Nowhere Dinner!
Cooked to Order Pasta Bar - Choose Between a Delicious Marinara
or Alfredo, Pick Your Topping & Chef José Cooks it Fresh and
Serves it Hot! Accompanied with Eggplant Parmesan.
Chicken Tenders and Fries for the Kids only $8.
Margarita’s only $2.75 from 5-7pm
(++ Represents tax and tip).
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October
Birthdays
Jim Clark, October 2.
Tracy Stewart, October 3.
Kenneth Kidd, October 3.
Mike Basler, October 5.
Michael Harrington, October 5.
Dottie Berry, October 5.
Ellen Potter, October 7.
Donna Johnson, October 8.
Connie Larson, October 8.
Nelly Mac, October 9.
Lauri Moore, October 9.
Judy Graves, October 10.
Virginia Furmanski, October 11.
Cheryl Broome, October 12.
Leola Dahl, October 12.
Gail Varie, October 12.
Sandra Hopps, October 15.
Michael Calderwood, October 16.
Harvey Wilson, October 16.
Dori Beller, October 19.
Rita Grier, October 19.
Dennis Howarth, October 19.
Marlene McElroy, October 19.
John McGinnis, October 19.
Paul Moore, October 20.
Michael Raider, October 21.
Werner Gramckow, October 22.
Dick Miller, October 22.
Jane Dwire, October 23.
Linda Gramckow, October 24.
Don Mills, October 25.
Irene Stanton, October 25.
Pat Zenone, October 26.
Muriel Cooper, October 27.
Jack Mahoney, October 27.
Ben Pedraza, October 27.
Dan Chepley, October 28.
Bonnie Duncan, October 28.
Stephen Ehret, October 29.
Charles Miller, October 31.
Ventura Yacht Club
2009 Advertising Rates
Business Card (3” wide x 2” tall)*
$14 per month
Half-page (5” wide x 3 1/2” tall)*
$20 per month
Full-page (5” wide x 7 1/2” tall)*
$38 per month
*Prices are for camera ready ads. If not camera ready, an additional charge
will apply for set-up.
To place an ad please contact Robin Lafrican at the VYC office at 642-0426
October 2009
VYC Forecast
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Club Hours
(Closed Monday)
Breakfast
Sunday ............................................. 0800-1230
Lunch
Saturday ............................................1200-1400
Dinner
Friday ............................................... 1830-2000
Saturday Grill Night ....................... 1730-1930
Bar
Friday ............................................... 1700-2200
Saturday ............................................1700-2100
Sunday ..............................................1500-1900
Appetizers
Saturday Sunset Happy Hour .........1730-1930
Sunday Hors d’oeuvres ....................1500-1700
(Complimentary)
Office Hours
Tuesday-Sunday ............................... 0900-1700
(Closed during lunch hour weekdays)

October - Ventura Yacht Club

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